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Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
Review Details: FLOODPLAIN USE REVIEW v.2
Permit Number - TE-FPU-0425-00125
Review Name: FLOODPLAIN USE REVIEW v.2
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/06/2025 | Site Engineering - Standard | APPROVED | |||
| 09/24/2025 | Floodplain Administration Review - Standard | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | 1. Provide all sccour components applicable to project (include General Scour using conservative slope, Low-flow thalweg, Anti-dune). 2. Some exhibits shows varying alignments for floodplain crossing; assure construction plans show waterline crossing perpendicular to flow direction. 3. For ERR Report, see Tech stnd 4-02.2.5.B.1.a-x. Revise report and resubmit. Elizabeth Eberbach P.E. 520-429-4905 |
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| 08/08/2025 | Site Landscape - Standard | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | CDRC TRANSMITTAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT REVIEWER: CHAD KELLER, RLA SITE LANDSCAPE/NATIVE PLANT PRESERVATION SECTION PROJECT: 15’ PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT ACROSS THE RODEO WASH FROM THIS PROJECT AND INTO COMMON AREA A OF THE RANCHO VALENCIA SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY NO: TE-FPU-0425-00125 ADDRESS: 7157 S SWAN RD This plan has been reviewed for compliance with applicable development criteria in the City of Tucson Unified Development Code (UDC) Administrative Manual (AM) Section 2-11 and Technical Manual (TM) Section for landscape, native plants, and water harvesting. Please resubmit revised drawings along with a detailed response letter, which states how all of the Site Landscape and NPPO Section review comments have been addressed. SITE LANDSCAPE/NPPO SECTION COMMENTS: 1. The Rodeo Wash is being crossed with the utilities. Within the Environmental Resource Report provide a hydrology study and a site plan that establishes the 100-year floodplain. Where the 100-year floodplain is disturbed due to the utility line implementation, provide inventory and mitigation for riparian vegetation that may be disturbed or destroyed. For mitigation requirements see below. TSM SECTION 4-02.0.0: FLOODPLAIN, WASH AND ERZ STANDARDS (PROTECTED RIPARIAN AREA) 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN (RIPARIAN) DISTURB WITH MITIGATION A. MITIGATION PLANS SHALL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING: 1. REVEGETATION SHOULD RECREATE THE LOST FUNCTIONS AND VALUES OF THE RIPARIAN HABITAT THROUGH THE PLANTING OF NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS, UNDERSTORY PLANTS AND SEED MIX NATIVE TO THE SITE WHICH WILL RESULT IN COMPARABLE HABITAT THAT IS EQUAL TO THE PRE-DISTURBANCE HABITAT IN AREA, PLANT DENSITY, DIVERSITY, AND VOLUME ON THE NET SITE. REVEGETATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED OVER A SUFFICIENT AREA TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING MITIGATION RATIOS WHILE ACCOMPLISHING THE SPECIFIED PLANT DENSITY, DIVERSITY AND VOLUME OF THE IMPACTED AREA. I. TREES WITH BASAL TRUNK DIAMETERS RANGING FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES AND SHRUBS SHOULD BE REPLACED AT A TWO TO ONE RATIO. II. TREES WITH BASAL TRUNK DIAMETERS LARGER THAN FOUR INCHES SHOULD BE REPLACED AT A THREE TO ONE RATIO. III. CACTI, EXCEPT CHOLLA OR PRICKLY PEAR, SHOULD BE REPLACED AT A TWO TO ONE RATIO. IV. COTTONWOOD, WILLOW, WALNUT, SYCAMORE, ARIZONA ASH, IRONWOOD AND CANYON HACKBERRY (CELTIS RETICULATA) SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED. IF REMOVAL IS UNAVOIDABLE AND NO OTHER PRACTICABLE ALTERNATIVE EXISTS, THEN THESE PLANTS SHALL BE REPLACED BY LARGE, BOXED TREES AT A THREE TO ONE RATIO AND PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF SUPPLEMENTAL IRRIGATION AND CARE TO ENSURE HEALTHY ESTABLISHMENT. REPLACEMENT TREES SHALL BE IN 36-INCH BOXES AND SHALL BE AT LEAST EIGHT TO TEN FEET TALL AND AT LEAST TWO AND ONE-HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER, MEASURED THREE FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. 2. MITIGATION CAN BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NATIVE RIPARIAN HABITAT THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE LOCATION AND SOIL CONDITIONS, EVEN WHERE THAT MAY BE ENHANCED BEYOND THE PRE-DISTURBANCE HABITAT IN TERMS OF NATIVE HABITAT AREA, PLANT DENSITY, DIVERSITY AND VOLUME ON THE NET SITE. 3. REVEGETATION SHOULD INCLUDE NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL SALVAGED FROM THE SITE. 4. DEVELOPMENT AND REVEGETATION SHALL CONFORM TO THE CITY’S POLICIES REGARDING WATER HARVESTING. B. MITIGATION PLANS SHALL INCLUDE: 1. A DEVELOPMENT PLAN/ SITE PLAN, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE PLANS, INDICATING PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT; FLOODPLAIN ENCROACHMENT LOCATIONS; LOCATION OF MITIGATION AREAS; TECHNIQUES USED FOR MITIGATING IMPACTS TO, OR PRESERVATION OF, NATURAL AREAS; SPECIFICATIONS FOR RESTORATION AND REVEGETATION OF DISTURBED AREAS; AND GENERAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS; 2. LANDSCAPE PLANS THAT DOCUMENT COMPLIANCE WITH THE MITIGATION PLAN REQUIREMENTS. A SUMMARY OF MITIGATION AND PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE INCLUDED ON THE PLANS; AND, 3. A DESCRIPTION OF THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FOR REVEGETATED/RESTORED OR ENHANCED AREAS. THE PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE IRRIGATION TO ESTABLISH NATIVE PLANTS, PROVIDE FOR REGULAR INSPECTION, REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES, AND NATIVE PLANT REPLACEMENT AS NECESSARY TO SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISH THE MITIGATION HABITAT. ALL MITIGATION PLANTINGS AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS FOLLOWING INSTALLATION. Thank you. Chad Keller, RLA Landscape Architect chad.keller@tucsonaz.gov 520.837.4923 |